Fastening for buttons



(No M odel.)

R. J. POWELL 8: W. F. NOLAN.

FASTENING FOR BUTTONS.

No. 322,124. Patented July 14, 1885.

.Attorney N. PETERS. Fholo-Lilhcgmphor. Washington. D. C-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

RICHARD J. POWELL AND WILLIAM RNOLAN, 'oF EvANsvILLE, INDIANA.

FASTENING FOR BUTTONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,124, dated July 1.4, 1885. Application filed March 25, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, RICHARD J. POWELL and WILLIAM F. NOLAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Buttons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in the means of attaching buttons to garments in an expeditious and more durable manner than heretofore by hand or by needle and thread, and is intended to be used in connection with a machine adapted to this kind of fastening, for which we are also about to apply for Letters Patent.

The object of the invention is attained by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming apart of thisspecification, in which Figure l is a view showing abutton attached to a piece of cloth by means of this fastening. Fig. 2 shows the back of the piece of cloth and the bottom of the staple used for this purpose. Fig. 3 shows a detached view of the staple before it has been applied to a button. Fig. 4. is a detached view of the bottom of the staple; and Fig. 5 a sectional view through the cloth and button on the line a; w of Fig. 1.

The letter A indicates the piece of cloth.

'B is the button; 0, the staple; D, the points wire bent into the form of a letter S, as this gives a wide surface or bearing and prevents cutting the cloth; and as the points of the staple go through two of the holes in the button and are then bent over and enter the opposite holes, they fill all four of the holes of the button and form two loops, which give the button considerable play or flexibility after the fastening to the cloth has been made, and

thereby allow the button to work and twist without danger of breaking the fastening.

Having described our invention, what we desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1s- The combination, with a button proper hav- RICHARD J. POWELL. WILLIAM F. NOLAN.

. Witnesses:

W. P. LEONARD, T. G. ORUMBAUGH. 

